Jeanie Tomasko

Jeanie Tomasko

Erubescent, adj.

1. Stuck in my throat, the word for fire. 2. And the one
for complicated tones of red. 3. Or a Friday night, Pacific
time. Sunset. 4. Your beach, I’m visiting. So I invite you
to your beach for a revival. 5. You, in your red coat.
6. Across the flames I watch your face. It’s embarrassing
how I can’t say love. 7. How I blush. 8. You should have
kissed me right there, put your sweet cinnamon tongue
in my mouth in front of all of us singing Jesus songs. 9. Told us
what it is love wants. 10. You with that dragon between
the sternum and the spine. 11. Heart of the matter, after all.